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Nilakanta Sharma
Personal information
Full name	Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma
Born	2 May 1995 (age 30); Imphal East, Manipur, India
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Position	Midfielder
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing India Template:MedalOlympic
Asian Games
Commonwealth Games
Asian Champions Trophy
Junior World Cup
Junior Asia Cup

Latest revision as of 02:30, 7 October 2023

Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma (born 2 May 1995)^[2] is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Indian national team.

He was part of the Indian squad that won the 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup. And Finally he won gold medal in 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou.^[3]

Career[edit]

Hailing from Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai in Imphal East, Nilakanta started playing hockey in 2003. He played for Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur until 2011 when he switched to Bhopal Hockey Academy. He was selected for the national junior team for the 2014 Sultan of Johor Cup^[4] and drafted by the Dabang Mumbai franchise of the Hockey India League.^[5]

References[edit]

↑ "SHANGLAKPAM Nilakanta". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
↑ Mehta, Rutvick (8 December 2016). "Know Indian Junior men's hockey team". DNA India. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
↑ "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
↑ "Nilakanta selected for Jr Hockey team". E-Pao!. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
↑ Sapam, Robert (6 January 2017). "Nilakanta eyes senior show - Hockey player upbeat". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

External links[edit]

Nilakanta Sharma at Hockey India
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[1] "SHANGLAKPAM Nilakanta". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 27 February 2019.

[2] Mehta, Rutvick (8 December 2016). "Know Indian Junior men's hockey team". DNA India. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[3] "Asian Games Results". 2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou. Retrieved 6 October 2023.

[4] "Nilakanta selected for Jr Hockey team". E-Pao!. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

[5] Sapam, Robert (6 January 2017). "Nilakanta eyes senior show - Hockey player upbeat". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2017.

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-'''Shanglakpam Nilakanta''' (born 2 May 1995)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Rutvick|title=Know Indian Junior men’s hockey team|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-know-indian-junior-men-s-hockey-team-2280790|accessdate=31 July 2017|work=DNA India|date=8 December 2016}}</ref> is an Indian [[field hockey]] player who plays as a [[Field hockey#Positions|midfielder]] for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]].
+'''Shanglakpam Nilakanta Sharma''' (born 2 May 1995)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mehta|first1=Rutvick|title=Know Indian Junior men’s hockey team|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report-know-indian-junior-men-s-hockey-team-2280790|accessdate=31 July 2017|work=DNA India|date=8 December 2016}}</ref> is an Indian [[field hockey]] player who plays as a [[Field hockey#Positions|midfielder]] for the [[India men's national field hockey team|Indian national team]].
-He was part of the Indian squad that won the [[2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup]].
+He was part of the Indian squad that won the [[2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup]]. And Finally he won gold medal in [[2022 Asian Games]] in Hangzhou.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Games Results |url=https://info.hangzhou2022.cn/en/results/hockey/result-men-fnl-000200-.htm |access-date=6 October 2023 |website=2022 Asian Games, Hangzhou}}</ref>
 ==Career==
-Hailing from Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai in [[Imphal East]], Nilakanta started playing hockey in 2003. He played for Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur until 2011 when he switched to Bhopal Hockey Academy. He was selected for the national junior team for the [[2014 Sultan of Johor Cup]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nilakanta selected for Jr Hockey team|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport3..240914.sep14|accessdate=31 July 2017|work=E-Pao!|date=23 September 2014}}</ref> and drafted by the [[Dabang Mumbai]] franchise of the [[Hockey India League]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sapam|first1=Robert|title=Nilakanta eyes senior show - Hockey player upbeat|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170106/jsp/northeast/story_128818.jsp|accessdate=31 July 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=6 January 2017}}</ref>
+Hailing from Kontha Ahallup Makha Leikai in [[Imphal East]], Nilakanta started playing hockey in 2003. He played for Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur until 2011 when he switched to Bhopal Hockey Academy. He was selected for the national junior team for the [[2014 Sultan of Johor Cup]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nilakanta selected for Jr Hockey team|url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=Sport3..240914.sep14|accessdate=31 July 2017|work=E-Pao!|date=23 September 2014}}</ref> and drafted by the [[Dabang Mumbai]] franchise of the [[Hockey India League]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sapam|first1=Robert|title=Nilakanta eyes senior show - Hockey player upbeat|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170106/jsp/northeast/story_128818.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731235304/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170106/jsp/northeast/story_128818.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2017|accessdate=31 July 2017|work=The Telegraph|date=6 January 2017}}</ref>
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